Button



E. CAVICCHI Dec. 18, 1928.

BUTTON Filed June 16, 1 92'? s w MM m .3 f m k e V.T g n r EM y. b

Patented Dec. 18, 1928.

UNITED STATES ERNEST GAVICCHI, OF ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Application filed .Tune 16, 1927. Serial No. 199,373.

This invention relates to a button of the type which is provided on its back with means by which it may be fastened to an article and one object of the invention is to provide a simple button of this type which can be inexpensively manufactured and which is suitable for use as a tufting button for mattresses, upholstery and the like, or as a dress button, or for various other purposes for which buttons may be used.

. My improved button has a body portion formed of sheet material, preferably sheet metal, and is provided on its back with two thread-loop retaining arms each extending from the periphery of the body inwardly toward the center and each preferably being concavely curved with the concavity of the curve directed toward the back of the button. In an embodiment of the invention which is specially adapted for use as a tufting button, the arms may have an overlap ping relation, the overlapping portions forming with the body an eye to receive a loop of thread by which the button is attached to an article.- Where the arms have this overlap ping relation the space between the arms may form a passagewagy leading to the eye through which the thread or attaching cord may be inserted.

In order to give an understanding of the invention I have illustrated in the drawings some selected embodiments thereof which will now be described after which the novel features will be pointed out inv the appended claims.

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a button embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2, Fig.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33, Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 shows the blank from which the button is formed;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing a differentembodiment of the invention.

The button herein shown has the body portion 1 which is preferably formed of sheet material and the face 2 of which is adapted to be decorated or provided with any desired finish, and on the back of the button '50 there is provided 'an eye or eyes of novel construction by which the button may be attached to an article. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4 the eye is formed by two overlapping arms 3 and4 which extend from the edges of the body lin a diametrical direction, said arms preferably extending in opposite directions. The overlapping portions 8 of the arms 3 and 4 new disposed that one arm is situated between the button body and the other arm, and each is curved in the direction of its length with the concavity of the curve directed toward the button body thereby to form with the body an eye 5 to receive the cord or thread 6 by which the button is attached to an article.

This button may conveniently be made from a blank such as shown in Fig. 4 which consists of a circular central disk l which constitutes the body portion of the button and two arms 3 and 4 which are integral with the body and extend outwardly therefrom in aradial direction.

In forming the button the body portion 1 will preferably be shaped by suitable dies or otherwise so that its front face 2 will be slightly convex, the back face being correspondingly concave. The arms 3 and 4 are then bent over across the back of the button and in doing so each arm is bent to present the inwardly extending portion 7 which substantially meets the back face of the body, the end of each arm being then bent as shown to form one of the concave overlapping portions 8 which together with the body of the button form the eye 5. The end 9 of the outer arm 3 is flared outwardly slightly for reasons presently to be described.

A button having this construction can be inexpensively made and it presents a' single ply body provided on its back with the eye 5 formed by the space between the two over- "lapping curved portions 8 of the arms 3 and 4 and the back face of the button.

Byreason of this construction the space between the curve portions 8 of the two arms constitutes a passage leading to the eye 5 and through which the cord 6 may be entered 1f the button is to be used as a tufting button or is to be attached to a previously-formed loop of thread or cord which is already in place on-an article. For thus attaching the button the cord or thread 6 iscntered into the eye 5 through the passage between the overlapping portions 8 of the arms 3 and 4, the curved or flared end 9 of the arm 3 furnishing a guide to assist in working the thread 6 into this passage.

Although the portions 8 of the arms are hormally in substantial contact with each other yet the arms are sufiiciently resilient so that they will spread to allow the cord to be passed into the eye through the passage be-- tween them.

Owin to the fact that these arms 3 and 4 extend from opposite directions and the two. curved portions 8 overlap each other in such a way that one portion is situated between the button body and the other portion, a very strong anchoring eye is provided.

\Vhen the button is attached to an article by a cord 6 pass'ng through the eye any strain on the button tending to separate it from the article will cause the cord 6 to press the two curved portions 8 of the arms firmly together and thus close the passageway leading into the eye 5 so that there is no possibility that the eye 5 can be dethreaded by the cord 6 passing out through the passage between the two curved portions 8.

A button'such as above described if made of the proper material may have its front face 2 finished by a coating of lacquer which can be inexpensively applied, which will have excellent wearing qualities and will give the button a handsome a pearance.

In the above embodiment. o the invention the arms 3 and 4 which extend inwardly from the peripheral portion of the body have an overlapping relation. In Fig. 5 I have illustrated another embodiment of the invention in which the two arms do not have this overlapping relation. Each arm, however, extends from the periphery of the body inwardly toward the center and is concavely curved to form with the back of the body an eye to receive the attaching thread or cord.

In the construction shown in Fig. 5 the buttonbody is indicated at 10 and the arms are indicated at 11 and 12. Each arm extends from the periphery of the body inwardly in a diametrical direction and it is also concavely curved with the extremity 13 of the arm directed toward the back of the button and preferably extending inwardly beyond the lane of the peri heral edge 14, it being un erstood that the dy is curved to give it a convex front face and a concave back face. With this construction the arms 11 and 12 will form two eyes 15 and 16, each of which is formed partly by the concavely curved arm extending inwardly from the periphery of the body and partly by the back of the body itself.

I claim:

1. A button having a one-ply body'portion provided on its back with two overlapping thread loop retaining arms, one situated between the body portion and the other arm, which arms form with the back of the body an eye to receive a loop of thread by which the button is anchored in place.

2. A button having a one-ply body portion provided on its back with two oppositely-extending overlapping thread loop retaining arms, one situated between the body portion and the other arm, which arms form with the back of the body an eye to receive a loop of thread by which the button is anchored in place.

3. A button having a body portion provided on its back with two overlap ing thread loop retaining arms, one situate between the body portion and the other arm, the overlapping portions of said arms forming with the back of the body an eye to receive the anchoring thread.

4. A button having a body portion pro-- vided on its back with two overlappmg thread loop retaining arms, the contactin faces of the overlapping portions of sai arms being curved and forming with the back face of the body an eye to receive the anchoring thread'and the space between said overlapping portions furnishing a passageway through which a previously-formed anchoring thread may be entered into the eye.

5. A button comprising a one-ply body portion having integral therewith atdiametrically opposite points two arms which are situated on the back of the button and have an overlapping relation, one of the contacting faces of the overlapping portions 0 the arms being convexly curved and the other being concavely curved with the concavity of the curve directed toward the back of the button thereby to present an eye for the attaching thread.

6. A button comprising a one-ply body portion, and arms on the back of the button, each integrally connected with the body portion at its periphery and diametrically opposite the other arm, each arm having an intermediate portion bent inwardly toward the back of the button and the end of each arm being convexly curved with the concavity facing the back of the button, said curved portions of the arms overlapping and providing with the body portion an eye to receive an attaching thread.

7. A button comprising a one ply imperforate concavo-convex body portion of sheet metal having integral therewith at diametrically opposite points two thread-loop retaining arms each extending from the periphery of the body inwardly toward the center and each being concavely curved with the concavity of the curve directed toward the back of the body portion, the convex face of said body portion forming the front of the button.

8. A button comprising a body portion provided on its back with two oppositely-extending, overlappingthread-loop retaining tegral with the body and extends from the arms, one situated between the body portion periphery thereof toward the center, which 10 and the other arm, which arms form with arm forms a non de-threading eye with a the back of the body an eye to receive a loop threading passage leading thereto.

5 of thread by which the button is anchored in In testimony whereof, I have signed my place. name to this specification.

9. A button having a body portion and a thread-loop engaging portion which is in- I ERNEST CAVICCHI.

CERTIFICATE OF commotion Patent No. 1,695,482. Granted December 18, 19 28, to

ERNEST CAVICCHI. I

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 3, line 10, claim 9. before the word "which" insert the word "and", and line 11, same claim, strike out the word "arm"; and that 'the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.. i I

Signed andsealed this 22nd. day of January, A. "D. 1929.

M. J. Moore,

(Seall Acting-Commissioner of Patents, 

